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  • Exercise Physiology
  • Environmental Physiology

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  • Maximal heart rate (HRmax) is a key indicator of exercise intensity.
  • Hypoxia, both normobaric (NH) and hypobaric (HH), affects physiological responses during exercise.
  • Understanding HRmax changes in different hypoxic conditions is crucial for training.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the decrease in HRmax from normoxia to NH and HH.
  • To investigate the influence of training status on HRmax response to hypoxia.
  • To assess the relationship between arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) and HRmax decrease.

Main Methods:

  • Meta-analysis of 81 publications including 187 trained and untrained subjects.
  • Data extraction on HRmax and SaO2 in normoxia, NH, and HH.
  • Comparison of HRmax decrease between NH and HH, considering training status.

Main Results:

  • A higher desaturation was observed in HH versus NH and in trained versus untrained subjects.
  • The decrease in HRmax tended to be greater in trained subjects in HH compared to NH (-12.7 bpm vs. -8.6 bpm at 4000m).
  • The difference in HRmax decrease between NH and HH was negligible in untrained subjects.

Conclusions:

  • The decrease in HRmax was slightly higher in HH than NH in trained individuals.
  • Further research is needed to confirm these findings.
  • The practical significance of these HRmax differences for training intensity prescription in hypoxia is questionable.